2019 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2019 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the lieutenant governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves was term-limited and ran for governor.[1] Republican Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann won the election, defeating Democratic state Representative Jay Hughes in a landslide and significantly outperforming Reeves in the concurrent gubernatorial election.[2]
Candidates
Nominee
- Delbert Hosemann, secretary of state of Mississippi (2008–2020)[3]
Eliminated in primary
- Shane Quick, music promoter[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Delbert Hosemann | 311,518 | 85.77% | |
| Republican | Shane Quick | 51,703 | 14.23% | |
| Total votes | 363,221 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jay Hughes, state representative (2016–2020)[6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Hughes | 280,504 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 280,504 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Endorsements
Delbert Hosemann (R)
- Local officials
- George Flaggs Jr., mayor of Vicksburg (2013–2025) (Independent)[8]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Popular vote | Electoral vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Delbert Hosemann | Republican Party | 524,757 | 60.01 | 78 | 63.93 | |
| Jay Hughes | Democratic Party | 349,627 | 39.99 | 44 | 36.07 | |
| Total | 874,384 | 100.00 | 122 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||||
By county
| County[9] | Delbert Hosemann Republican |
Jay Hughes Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 4,670 | 44.80% | 5,755 | 55.20% | -1,085 | -10.41% | 10,425 |
| Alcorn | 8,982 | 79.83% | 2,269 | 20.17% | 6,713 | 59.67% | 11,251 |
| Amite | 3,114 | 60.55% | 2,029 | 39.45% | 1,085 | 21.10% | 5,143 |
| Attala | 3,640 | 62.63% | 2,172 | 37.37% | 1,468 | 25.26% | 5,812 |
| Benton | 1,637 | 65.22% | 873 | 34.78% | 764 | 30.44% | 2,510 |
| Bolivar | 3,742 | 38.58% | 5,957 | 61.42% | -2,215 | -22.84% | 9,699 |
| Calhoun | 3,430 | 68.22% | 1,598 | 31.78% | 1,832 | 36.44% | 5,028 |
| Carroll | 2,875 | 70.47% | 1,205 | 29.53% | 1,670 | 40.93% | 4,080 |
| Chickasaw | 3,299 | 52.28% | 3,011 | 47.72% | 288 | 4.56% | 6,310 |
| Choctaw | 2,160 | 71.71% | 852 | 28.29% | 1,308 | 43.43% | 3,012 |
| Claiborne | 852 | 23.73% | 2,738 | 76.27% | -1,886 | -52.53% | 3,590 |
| Clarke | 4,197 | 66.74% | 2,092 | 33.26% | 2,105 | 33.47% | 6,289 |
| Clay | 3,246 | 45.35% | 3,912 | 54.65% | -666 | -9.30% | 7,158 |
| Coahoma | 1,637 | 35.05% | 3,034 | 64.95% | -1,397 | -29.91% | 4,671 |
| Copiah | 4,857 | 51.00% | 4,666 | 49.00% | 191 | 2.01% | 9,523 |
| Covington | 4,567 | 64.31% | 2,534 | 35.69% | 2,033 | 28.63% | 7,101 |
| DeSoto | 24,721 | 67.07% | 12,139 | 32.93% | 12,582 | 34.13% | 36,860 |
| Forrest | 12,619 | 60.99% | 8,070 | 39.01% | 4,549 | 21.99% | 20,689 |
| Franklin | 2,296 | 63.99% | 1,292 | 36.01% | 1,004 | 27.98% | 3,588 |
| George | 4,611 | 85.56% | 778 | 14.44% | 3,833 | 71.13% | 5,389 |
| Greene | 3,010 | 75.02% | 1,002 | 24.98% | 2,008 | 50.05% | 4,012 |
| Grenada | 3,975 | 55.15% | 3,232 | 44.85% | 743 | 10.31% | 7,207 |
| Hancock | 8,858 | 76.00% | 2,797 | 24.00% | 6,061 | 52.00% | 11,655 |
| Harrison | 28,526 | 64.32% | 15,826 | 35.68% | 12,700 | 28.63% | 44,352 |
| Hinds | 24,308 | 33.73% | 47,750 | 66.27% | -23,442 | -32.53% | 72,058 |
| Holmes | 1,651 | 26.72% | 4,528 | 73.28% | -2,877 | -46.56% | 6,179 |
| Humphreys | 971 | 34.47% | 1,846 | 65.53% | -875 | -31.06% | 2,817 |
| Issaquena | 257 | 54.91% | 211 | 45.09% | 46 | 9.83% | 468 |
| Itawamba | 6,477 | 87.08% | 961 | 12.92% | 5,516 | 74.16% | 7,438 |
| Jackson | 22,464 | 69.25% | 9,975 | 30.75% | 12,489 | 38.50% | 32,439 |
| Jasper | 2,896 | 49.20% | 2,990 | 50.80% | -94 | -1.60% | 5,886 |
| Jefferson | 712 | 22.06% | 2,516 | 77.94% | -1,804 | -55.89% | 3,228 |
| Jefferson Davis | 2,030 | 44.70% | 2,511 | 55.30% | -481 | -10.59% | 4,541 |
| Jones | 15,225 | 72.36% | 5,817 | 27.64% | 9,408 | 44.71% | 21,042 |
| Kemper | 1,616 | 40.49% | 2,375 | 59.51% | -759 | -19.02% | 3,991 |
| Lafayette | 7,318 | 47.40% | 8,122 | 52.60% | -804 | -5.21% | 15,440 |
| Lamar | 13,152 | 75.66% | 4,232 | 24.34% | 8,920 | 51.31% | 17,384 |
| Lauderdale | 13,177 | 62.51% | 7,904 | 37.49% | 5,273 | 25.01% | 21,081 |
| Lawrence | 3,374 | 66.57% | 1,694 | 33.43% | 1,680 | 33.15% | 5,068 |
| Leake | 4,113 | 60.29% | 2,709 | 39.71% | 1,404 | 20.58% | 6,822 |
| Lee | 16,959 | 67.63% | 8,117 | 32.37% | 8,842 | 35.26% | 25,076 |
| Leflore | 2,653 | 35.50% | 4,820 | 64.50% | -2,167 | -29.00% | 7,473 |
| Lincoln | 7,994 | 70.67% | 3,317 | 29.33% | 4,677 | 41.35% | 11,311 |
| Lowndes | 9,780 | 55.64% | 7,796 | 44.36% | 1,984 | 11.29% | 17,576 |
| Madison | 24,073 | 61.64% | 14,983 | 38.36% | 9,090 | 23.27% | 39,056 |
| Marion | 5,941 | 67.52% | 2,858 | 32.48% | 3,083 | 35.04% | 8,799 |
| Marshall | 4,453 | 50.76% | 4,320 | 49.24% | 133 | 1.52% | 8,773 |
| Monroe | 7,972 | 65.78% | 4,148 | 34.22% | 3,824 | 31.55% | 12,120 |
| Montgomery | 2,185 | 57.85% | 1,592 | 42.15% | 593 | 15.70% | 3,777 |
| Neshoba | 5,515 | 67.99% | 2,596 | 32.01% | 2,919 | 35.99% | 8,111 |
| Newton | 5,083 | 68.98% | 2,286 | 31.02% | 2,797 | 37.96% | 7,369 |
| Noxubee | 997 | 28.90% | 2,453 | 71.10% | -1,456 | -42.20% | 3,450 |
| Oktibbeha | 6,399 | 50.97% | 6,155 | 49.03% | 244 | 1.94% | 12,554 |
| Panola | 6,053 | 51.32% | 5,741 | 48.68% | 312 | 2.65% | 11,794 |
| Pearl River | 10,516 | 80.24% | 2,589 | 19.76% | 7,927 | 60.49% | 13,105 |
| Perry | 3,270 | 76.22% | 1,020 | 23.78% | 2,250 | 52.45% | 4,290 |
| Pike | 6,705 | 53.12% | 5,917 | 46.88% | 788 | 6.24% | 12,622 |
| Pontotoc | 7,306 | 76.53% | 2,240 | 23.47% | 5,066 | 53.07% | 9,546 |
| Prentiss | 5,857 | 76.49% | 1,800 | 23.51% | 4,057 | 52.98% | 7,657 |
| Quitman | 946 | 36.47% | 1,648 | 63.53% | -702 | -27.06% | 2,594 |
| Rankin | 35,138 | 74.99% | 11,718 | 25.01% | 23,420 | 49.98% | 46,856 |
| Scott | 4,619 | 59.40% | 3,157 | 40.60% | 1,462 | 18.80% | 7,776 |
| Sharkey | 650 | 41.48% | 917 | 58.52% | -267 | -17.04% | 1,567 |
| Simpson | 6,218 | 67.11% | 3,047 | 32.89% | 3,171 | 34.23% | 9,265 |
| Smith | 4,856 | 75.31% | 1,592 | 24.69% | 3,264 | 50.62% | 6,448 |
| Stone | 3,870 | 74.70% | 1,311 | 25.30% | 2,559 | 49.39% | 5,181 |
| Sunflower | 2,122 | 34.03% | 4,113 | 65.97% | -1,991 | -31.93% | 6,235 |
| Tallahatchie | 2,013 | 43.66% | 2,598 | 56.34% | -585 | -12.69% | 4,611 |
| Tate | 5,411 | 66.79% | 2,690 | 33.21% | 2,721 | 33.59% | 8,101 |
| Tippah | 5,645 | 79.52% | 1,454 | 20.48% | 4,191 | 59.04% | 7,099 |
| Tishomingo | 5,596 | 82.45% | 1,191 | 17.55% | 4,405 | 64.90% | 6,787 |
| Tunica | 716 | 32.69% | 1,474 | 67.31% | -758 | -34.61% | 2,190 |
| Union | 7,181 | 79.52% | 1,850 | 20.48% | 5,331 | 59.03% | 9,031 |
| Walthall | 2,928 | 61.99% | 1,795 | 38.01% | 1,133 | 23.99% | 4,723 |
| Warren | 8,441 | 59.51% | 5,742 | 40.49% | 2,699 | 19.03% | 14,183 |
| Washington | 4,047 | 34.43% | 7,708 | 65.57% | -3,661 | -31.14% | 11,755 |
| Wayne | 4,465 | 61.61% | 2,782 | 38.39% | 1,683 | 23.22% | 7,247 |
| Webster | 3,223 | 79.35% | 839 | 20.65% | 2,384 | 58.69% | 4,062 |
| Wilkinson | 1,169 | 34.49% | 2,220 | 65.51% | -1,051 | -31.01% | 3,389 |
| Winston | 3,664 | 56.06% | 2,872 | 43.94% | 792 | 12.12% | 6,536 |
| Yalobusha | 2,753 | 53.65% | 2,378 | 46.35% | 375 | 7.31% | 5,131 |
| Yazoo | 4,113 | 51.92% | 3,809 | 48.08% | 304 | 3.84% | 7,922 |
| Totals | 524,757 | 60.01% | 349,627 | 39.99% | 175,130 | 20.03% | 874,384 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Attala (largest city: Kosciusko)
- Marshall (largest city: Holly Springs)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Jasper (largest city: Bay Springs)
- Lafayette (largest city: Oxford)
- Tallahatchie (largest city: Charleston)
By congressional district
Hosemann won three of four congressional districts.[10]
| District | Hosemann | Hughes | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 66% | 34% | Trent Kelly |
| 2nd | 41% | 59% | Bennie Thompson |
| 3rd | 63% | 37% | Michael Guest |
| 4th | 70% | 30% | Steven Palazzo |
References
- ↑ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/03/lt-gov-tate-reeves-expected-announce-bid-governor/2471914002/
- ↑ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/05/mississippi-election-delbert-hosemann-wins-race-lt-governor/2496097001/
- ↑ https://www.wlbt.com/2019/01/09/delbert-hosemann-announces-bid-lieutenant-governor/
- ↑ https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/hosemann-faces-quick-in-gop-lieutenant-governor-primary/522-4294b60c-70c7-49b4-80d9-0cf603ed657a
- ↑ Hosemann, Delbert (August 16, 2019). "2019 State Republican Party Certified Primary Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ https://mississippitoday.org/2018/05/03/rep-jay-hughes-running-for-lieutenant-governor-in-2019/
- ↑ Hosemann, Delbert (August 27, 2019). "2019 State Democratic Party Certified Election Results -- Amended" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ https://magnoliatribune.com/2019/10/21/vicksburg-mayor-george-flaggs-endorses-hosemann-for-lieutenant-governor/
- ↑ Hosemann, Delbert (November 5, 2019). "2019 General Election Official Statewide Recapitulation" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::a1d6a28b-18ed-4481-8ae0-c3deaf673308
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